CnslrCoord HealthWell Qatar

Clinical Services • Provide culturally grounded psychotherapy to individuals and groups, engage in counseling-related activities including, but not limited to: • Maintaining counseling records, case management, and initial assessment. • Providing crisis intervention, if necessary. • Administering and interpreting psychological tests/inventories. • Making referrals; and managing various organizational and administrative aspects of counseling cases. • Consult with parents, faculty, staff members (NU-Q and Education City), academic deans, and off-campus physicians/therapists when appropriate and with necessary authorizations to provide quality care to students. • Assumes after-hour on-call responsibilities. • Makes referrals to off-campus clinical services when appropriate. Community Outreach and Education Programming • Design, manage, conduct and evaluate promotion and educational programs to promote mental and physical health awareness and overall student well-being. • Represent NU-Q Counseling and Wellness on- and off-campus, as necessary. • Collaborate with Education City institutions on wellness-related initiatives. Accessibility and Accommodation Services • In collaboration with Northwestern University AccessibleNU office, serves as a focal point for NUQ students applying to accommodation support and services. • Liaise with administration, faculty, and staff to ensure accessibility industry best practices, State of Qatar and federal regulations are met. Other Duties • Collect and manage required student immunization records. • Manage, assess, and develop Counseling and Wellness services and systems in alignment with Northwestern University- Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) • Perform other duties as assigned. Minimum Qualifications and Competencies • Master’s degree in a psychology, counseling, social work, or a related field. • Five to eight years post-masters experience in a university counseling center or similar environment. • Licensed for independent practice in psychology, counseling, social work or related fields in the United States, State of Qatar, and/or related licensing body. • Demonstrated experience and ability to work as part of a highly cohesive and interdisciplinary team. • Experience in the provision of crisis intervention and consultation. • Demonstrated understanding of ethical and legal issues in mental health practice. • Applied experience in the area of health education, disability services and mental health counseling • Excellent oral and written communication skills. • Demonstrated commitment to working with and ensuring the welfare of students from diverse backgrounds and cultures. • Excellent organizational skills.